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<p>Ah geez, banning this?&nbsp;What about drive thru's or ipods or when I look down at my navigation system?&nbsp;You have to draw the line of common sense.</p>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:57:00 +0000Calling All Humanscomment 224908 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-193144
<p>Some car designers have toyed with the idea of &quot;platooning&quot; in big streets or highways. Car platooning works the same way as army platooning, in the sense that squadmates are equally distanced by the dress right dress movement.&nbsp;But in the case of traffic, cars in different lanes than your own won't be considered for judging distance.</p><p>In a congested highway, when traffic picks up in speed, the first increase in an opening would signal the cars behind to automatically accelerate. All cars would stop and go in near simultaneous motion according to the distance covered, and without the compounded lag of many drivers pressing down the pedal as a reaction to seeing the tail lights of the car in front of them turn off.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.gamesnooper.com">GameSnooper</a></p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:38:43 +0000JustChriscomment 193144 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192992
<p>Unless you own a car that drives itself...&nbsp; That technology should be out already...&nbsp; That is what the government should have put money into.&nbsp; The auto drive technology, and give it to the big 3 instead.&nbsp; The big 3 will just waste the money now...</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nidoweb.com/">Nido Web Flash Tutorials</a> AS2 and AS3 Tutorials for anyone interested.<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://nidoinfo.com/xbox360_parental_controls.html">How to set Xbox 360 Parental Controls</a></p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:43:47 +0000DeepThorncomment 192992 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192984
<p>It's not a matter of enforcing; it's a matter of being able to identify the crime, as well as prioities. The former (identifying), I can imagine, could be a bit difficult (alright, it's an understatement, but still). The latter applies depending on where you live.</p><p>I live in&nbsp;Philadelphia, and I started driving in September. I've gotten enough driving experience to be well-off on my own in at least bad, wet weather (snow and ice is a different story). Now, in Philadelphia, there are, as you might expect, speed limits. But I can go 40 mph in a 35 zone, right past a cop, and he won't do a thing.</p><p>Now, if I were to do that in an outlying area, such as Bucks County, I'm likely to get pulled over.</p><p>So... It's a matter of priorities.</p><p><em>Note:&nbsp;Sorry for giving a lengthy example. I explain myself better through examples than through explainations.</em></p><p>The law, although probably difficult to enforce, does have its legal purposes. People might not get pulled over, but the fact that the law exists should stop at least some people from doing it, make others do it less, and, regrettably, will probably fail to get the message across to the rest. Even then, if an accident is caused by it (and it can be proven), more serious legal punishments could happen.</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:30:34 +0000barra_sadeicomment 192984 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192977
<p>Considering in some regions of the world (namely the one I&nbsp;live in) make it illegal to use a cell-phone without one of those ear-wig thingy, it's only normal that they make texting/gaming illegal while driving...</p><p>The passing of this law is comparable to Alaska's law that makes it illegal to throw/push bears down a flying airplane... It's common sense not to do those acts, yet someone was.. special enough to do it if the laws needed to be passed.</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:54:04 +0000Deamiancomment 192977 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192971
<p>&quot;Although the bus driver received some administrative punishment, there was nothing wrong or illegal with that bus driver engaging in that activity.&quot;</p><p>Erm... isn't there already a reckless driving law?&nbsp; Surely, even in Hawaii they have laws that govern this.</p><p>This is a useless law, but it's inexcusable&nbsp;for traffic police to say it's unenforceable - I mean if they're not going to enforce safe driving, what use are they?&nbsp; Hey, United States - if this is the general attitude of traffic cops, there's a few million dollars to be saved (in&nbsp;these tough economic times)&nbsp;by firing all the traffic cops who don't want to do their jobs.</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:12:03 +0000Bennett Beenycomment 192971 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192937
<p>I thought there are already other laws that can be used such as reckless driving, or something like that.</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:55:43 +0000KayleLcomment 192937 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192928
<p>It may be passed as a law, but it is still up to people taking responsibility for their own actions.</p><p>Just like for drinking alcohol before driving or doing drugs.</p><p>Personal responsibility.</p><p>I would be more worried about politicians wasting tax payer dollars on bills that have no real teeth to them or are also unconstitutional.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>in this time of resession, why arn't the politicians taking responsibility for the tax payer dollars that they are using?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:09:48 +0000TBoneTonycomment 192928 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192926
<p>We may be approaching an era where cars virtually guide themselves. I'm not sure we're ever going to see a highly regulated system like you see in, say, Minority report. But if all cars were suddenly given the ability to accuractly gauge their postion in relation to other vehicles, the driver would quickly become the passanger.</p><p>There are already hints of this in cars from luxury manufactures. Radar guided cruise control is fairly common in high-end cars, and now some Volvos and Mercedes vehicles will stop themselves in an emergy situation, as well. </p><p>The Honest Game - <a href="http://www.thehonestgame.org" title="http://www.thehonestgame.org">http://www.thehonestgame.org</a></p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:08:08 +0000Faceless Clockcomment 192926 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRe: Honolulu Passes Ban on Texting, Gaming While Driving http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/01/29/honolulu-passes-ban-texting-gaming-while-driving#comment-192925
<p>I am fairly sure the police have the right not to enforce the law in nearly all situations. They may get fired for their actions, but they're not going to get convicted of anything. And hell, in America, police that do things wrong or fail to properly enforce the law seem to get promotions.</p><p>The Honest Game - <a href="http://www.thehonestgame.org" title="http://www.thehonestgame.org">http://www.thehonestgame.org</a></p>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:05:46 +0000Faceless Clockcomment 192925 at http://www.gamepolitics.com